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Be a Safe Driver continued 26
AVOID FALLS AND TIPOVERS
• Stay with your truck. Don't jump from a moving or
falling sit-down truck.
• Stay away from the edge of docks and ramps.
• Check that bridgeplates and dockboards are secure.
Be certain that either the trailer wheels are chocked or
the trailer is locked to the dock. Check capacities. Be
sure your truck, with load, isn't too heavy for where
you are driving.
• Make sure the load you are moving is stable. Spread
forks as far as you can and center the load. Insert forks
as far under the load as you can. Be even more careful
with long, high or wide loads. They can be less stable.
• Use forward tilt only when you have the load in a
rack, over a stack or close to the floor. Use minimum
fork tilt to pick up or place a load. When lifting or
lowering outside a rack, keep the mast vertical or tilted
back slightly.
• When moving loads on grades or ramps, drive with
forks pointed upgrade. Without a load, drive with
forks downgrade. Slow down. Don't turn on grades or
ramps. Don’t raise the mast while on a grade or ramp.
LEAVING YOUR TRUCK
• Stop your truck completely before getting off.
• Lower the forks to the floor. Turn the truck off or
disconnect the battery.
• Avoid parking on inclines. But if you must, block the
wheels of your truck.
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25 Be a Safe Driver continued
WATCH OUT FOR OTHER PEOPLE
• Slow down. Yield or stop for pedestrians.
Use your horn when you come to a crosswalk
or intersection.
• Be careful that you don't pin or crush someone.
For example: Never drive your truck toward anyone
standing in front of a fixed object.
• Watch out for power unit swing.
• Never allow passengers on your truck.
• Keep others away from your truck while you're working.
Don't ever allow anyone on or under the load or forks.
• Don't let anyone use your truck unless they are trained
and certified.
• Never lift anyone with the forks unless they are using
an approved platform. Even then, use extreme caution:
• Use a securely attached and approved safety platform.
• Make certain lifting mechanism is operating properly.
• Have mast vertical (never tilt when elevated).
• Make certain direction control lever is in neutral.
• Lift and lower slowly.
• Watch for overhead obstructions.
• Be sure you can see and hear the person being lifted.
• Never transport anyone on the platform from one
location to another.